Maine
Mills Announces Traunch of Government Grants to Handpicked Maine Businesses – The Maine Wire
On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) announced the recipients of $2.9 million in Domestic Trade Grants for Maine businesses intended to help increase their sales across the country, with grants strongly favoring companies that produce “sustainable” expensive artisan products.
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These grants include funds for a company that sells $40 6.5oz cans of eel, another that sells scallops for $60 per pound, and one company that sells nothing but pickled blueberries.
“These investments will help Maine producers of everything from soap to surfboards effectively market their products, create jobs, and strengthen the Maine economy,” said Gov. Mills.
The program, which is primarily intended to expand the customer base of local Maine businesses, also granted $100,000 in taxpayer funding to the Maine State Chamber of Commerce for a “multicultural seafood promotion” in Lowell Massachusetts.
Another $100,000 was granted to Maine and Co., a consulting firm that specializes in working with companies in the aquaculture and forestry businesses. Of note, Maine and Co has a picture of its employees posing with Mills on its homepage, however, the extent of the company’s prior relations with Mills is unclear.
Other businesses include Kennebec River Biosciences, which vaccinates fish, Grain Surfboards, which sells “sustainable” surfboards, and the Blue Ox Malthouse, which proudly promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.
Not all of the businesses sell sustainable artisan products targeted at wealthy customers, or promote DEI.
A few sell products for average Mainers, including wood pellets, local farm products, and construction supplies, although these businesses largely took a back seat to businesses with products aimed at upper-class customers, or intended to promote Mills’ climate agenda.
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One company, Maine Community Power, which is primarily dedicated to solar power, received $98,000 from the program.
Earlier this year, in February, Mills granted over $3 million to 40 businesses as part of the same program.
WISCASSET, Maine (WMTW) – A Maine man has been arrested after police say he intentionally set a bed on fire after a dispute with his girlfriend, while they were still in it.
Police responded Monday, March 9, to a report of a fire that had been intentionally set inside a home on Beechnut Hill Road, according to the Wiscasset Police Department.
Investigators say the homeowner, Terry Couture, 41, set the bed on fire following an argument while both he and his girlfriend were in it. Authorities said the fire was extinguished and no serious injuries were reported.
Couture was arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson, aggravated criminal mischief, and domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
The investigation is ongoing.
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CLIFTON, Maine (WABI) – Maine Maple Sunday is less than two weeks away, and the Williams Family Farm in Clifton is gearing up for one of the sweetest seasons yet.
A long stretch of frost and snow meant a late start this year, but the first boil of sap has finally run through the evaporator, and maple season is officially underway.
At Williams Family Farm, everything is done by hand:
- Fresh maple syrup, bottled on-site
- Maple sugar, carefully extracted in small batches
- Baked candied pecans, cashews, and more
The Williams family has spent years working with whatever weather sends their way.
Long winters, surprise warmups, and everything in between—they’ve learned how to adapt so community members can enjoy their products.
As co-owner John Williams explains, the key is in the temperature.
“You need to have it warm during the day and still freezing at night, so typically that’s the middle of February,” said Williams. “We have a lot of trees, so we have to start tapping them before the conditions are ideal, so we start tapping way before it’s time for it to run just so we can get them all tapped. If you have ten trees in your backyard, you want to wait until roughly now, the middle of February to now, and when it’s actually running and put them in then because you can put all your taps in, in one day.”
They’re excited to welcome the community during Maine Maple Weekend on March 21 and 22.
They will be boiling up sap, hosting demonstrations, and providing free samples.
Locals can also join them for their third annual pancake breakfast where all proceeds are donated to Holbrook Recreation.
Follow the link to find out their hours for March and more.
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